Osprey Campaign 175 : Remagen 1945 : Endgame against the Third Reich

In the aftermath of the Battle of the Bulge in February 1945, the Allies embarked upon the final assault of Germany. The long-delayed US thrust over the Roer River eventually took place in February, leaving the Rhine as the last major geographical barrier to the Allied advance into Germany. This book describes how the US Army, in the face of furious last-ditch German resistance, captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen thereby securing the last surviving major crossing over the Rhine and setting the stage for the defeat of the German Army in the West. Text by Steven J Zaloga with illustrations by Peter Dennis.

Contents

• Introduction
• Chronology
• Opposing Commanders
• Opposing Armies
• Opposing Plans
• The Campaign
• Aftermath
• The Battlefield Today
• Further Reading
• Index